Healthcare

Health care, health-care, or healthcare is the maintenance or improvement of health via the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in people. Health care is delivered by health professionals in allied health fields.

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Deep Dive: Why Smart Cities Should Get Smart About Digital ID

Deep Dive: Why Smart Cities Should Get Smart About Digital ID
Deep Dive: Why Smart Cities Should Get Smart About Digital ID
January 18, 2019  |  Authentication

By some accounts, approximately 70 percent of the world’s population will reside in smart cities by 2050. The following Deep Dive explores how digital IDs...

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WEX Digs Deeper Into Healthcare With Discovery Benefits Buy
WEX Digs Deeper Into Healthcare With Discovery Benefits Buy
January 17, 2019  |  Partnerships

Financial technology services company WEX is going to acquire Discovery Benefits (DBI), an employee benefits administrator, the company announced on Thursday (Jan. 17). Get the...

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305M+ Healthcare Claims Were Paid Via ACH In 2018
305M+ Healthcare Claims Were Paid Via ACH In 2018
January 17, 2019  |  Healthcare

New data found that more than 306.7 million automated clearing house (ACH) electronic funds transfer (EFT) payments were made from health plans to healthcare providers last...

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Insurers Consider Bringing Apple Watches To Seniors
Insurers Consider Bringing Apple Watches To Seniors
January 16, 2019  |  Apple

In an effort to help consumers over the age of 65 to use the Apple Watch as a health tracker, Apple has reportedly been in...

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Today In Data: Innovating Out Of A Challenge
Today In Data: Innovating Out Of A Challenge
January 16, 2019  |  Today In Data

There is no shortage of challenges in the world. Some are massive – like the ever-growing cost of medical care in the United States. Others are...

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Microsoft/Walgreens Deal Heats Up Digital Healthcare War
Microsoft/Walgreens Deal Heats Up Digital Healthcare War
January 15, 2019  |  Healthcare

Healthcare done digitally is attracting the attention and the dollars of tech giants, linking them with brick-and-mortar players in a push to meld tech and...

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Walmart Ditches CVS As Pharmacy Partner
Walmart Ditches CVS As Pharmacy Partner
January 15, 2019  |  Healthcare

CVS Health, the drugstore chain operator, announced Tuesday (Jan. 15) that Walmart has chosen to leave the CVS Caremark pharmacy benefit management (PBM) commercial and...

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How Payment Plans Could Cure A $7.5B Medical Malady
How Payment Plans Could Cure A $7.5B Medical Malady
January 15, 2019  |  Healthcare

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